Move or stay at Amazon

After 4.5 years at Amazon — and 11 manager changes in just 2 years — I’m finally getting promoted to L5 this December. It’s been a long road. I was actually about to get promoted 2 years ago but got l

After 4.5 years at Amazon — and 11 manager changes in just 2 years — I’m finally getting promoted to L5 this December. It’s been a long road. I was actually about to get promoted 2 years ago but got laid off right before it went through. When I joined a new org, leadership kept changing almost every quarter, so no one really had context of my work. I spent most of my time just keeping things running and rebuilding trust with every new manager. Now things have finally stabilized. My current manager relies on me a lot, I know the domain deeply, and for the first time in years, I feel seen. But my PERM still hasn’t started, and my final H-1B expires in 2029 — which makes me nervous long-term. At the same time: • Got an Expedia SDE II offer (interviewed for SDE III), but they couldn’t match Amazon’s post-promotion salary — though they do start PERM right away. • I’m also in team-matching for Microsoft (L62). So now I’m wondering — do I stay at Amazon, take the promotion, and keep interviewing quietly for something more aligned long-term? Or should I take the Expedia offer for the immigration stability? After everything — the layoffs, the resets, the waiting — I just want to make sure my next move actually moves me forward.